“Shauna, we’ll need the press kits from everybody in two weeks.” Shauna frowned. “Okay.” Her secretary’s flushed face and rapid breathing had nothing to do with the message. Shauna had already emailed the updated notices to Grayson, and he’d replied that he’d pass the message on. “What’s with you? Did Herbert Kendall come in again?” Shauna shut off her computer. “No,” Ella said. “I haven’t seen him all week.” Herbert’s habitual complaining about the city often flustered the even-tempered woman, until Shauna intervened on Ella’s behalf, promising to talk to the city council on his behalf. She removed her purse out of the bottom drawer of her desk, and then stepped around, ready to follow Ella out of the office. “You can’t leave.” Ella widened her stance. “Why not?” “They’re spraying for bugs.”
